In a ceremony held at the Congress headquarters in Buenos Aires, the ultra-liberal Javier Milei was sworn in as president of Argentina on Sunday. Amidst cheers of “Argentina, Argentina!”, Milei and his new vice-president, Victoria Villarruel, proclaimed their loyalty to the Argentine state in the presence of their predecessors, Alberto Fernández and Cristina Kirchner.

In his first act of protocol, Milei left a significant mark when he signed the book of honor of the Chamber of Deputies with the message: “Viva la libertad, carajo”.

Notably, Milei chose not to address the legislative chamber directly, delegating that task to vice-president Villarruel, who expressed words of thanks on behalf of the new president.

“This moment will last forever in our hearts, and I want to thank you for this gesture of joining us from other countries in the world and from the provinces,” said the vice president.

K. Tovar

Source: El Carabobeño

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United States President Joe Biden authorized the bill that extends the budget and prevents an administrative closure, commonly known as a “shutdown.” The signing took place in San Francisco, where the president was participating in the leaders’ summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC).

Congress approved this bill in the last few hours, allowing the functioning of the public administration to continue until February 2 of next year.

Biden’s signing of this extension avoids a government shutdown that would have left approximately two million employees without pay, including those in critical roles such as the military, who would be forced to work even days before Thanksgiving. .

The risk of lack of funds would also have generated various effects, from the closure of museums and national parks to the suspension of food health inspections and the interruption of scientific research programs.

It should be remembered that the most recent closure of this type took place during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021), extending for 35 days, from December 22, 2018, to January 29, 2019, marking the longest in history during the Christmas festivities.

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In a surprising victory in the presidential elections held this Sunday, millionaire businessman Daniel Noboa became the youngest president in the history of Ecuador at 35 years old. Ecuador, a country affected by drug trafficking violence, saw Noboa win the runoff with 52 % support, defeating Luisa González, who obtained 48 % of the votes and was supported by former socialist president Rafael Correa (2007-2017). ).

Noboa’s victory was greeted with enthusiasm by Ecuadorians, who celebrated in the streets of Quito with fireworks and car horns. This election represents one of the biggest setbacks for the Correísta movement, which has lost for the second consecutive time in a presidential election after years of popularity.

“Tomorrow we begin to work for this new Ecuador, to rebuild a country that has been seriously hit by violence, corruption and hatred,” declared the president-elect from his residence in Olón, located in the southwest of the country.

Despite being a newcomer to politics until a few months ago, Noboa promised to strive to “restore peace” to the country.

Luisa González accepted his defeat and congratulated the new president, who won the support of right-wing forces, despite defining himself as center-left.

Although election day passed without serious incidents, both Noboa and González voted wearing bulletproof vests and were surrounded by armed guards. The main concern of both candidates and the population in general is to end the growing violence in Ecuador, a country of 16.9 million inhabitants.

In recent years, Ecuador has become a center of operations for drug cartels with international connections, resulting in a reign of terror and thousands of fatalities.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed Noboa’s victory and reported a participation of 82.33 % of the 13.4 million Ecuadorians called to vote in this mandatory election.

To guarantee security, approximately 100,000 military and police were deployed throughout the country during the electoral process.

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The future Brazilian Minister of the Presidency and current governor of the state of Bahia, Rui Costa, stated this Saturday that the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers’ Party (PT), will be made up of 37 ministries.

This was announced by Costa himself during a press conference after meeting with the president-elect Lula da Silva, the president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann, and the future president of the public bank BNDES, Aloizio Mercadante, as reported by the G1 chain.

In this way, the next Executive of Brazil will have up to 14 more ministries than that of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, whose cabinet is made up of 23 portfolios. However, Lula da Silva’s will not be the government with the most ministers in Brazilian history, since Dilma Rousseff’s had 39.

Although so far it has not been revealed who will lead the 37 ministries that will make up the new Brazilian government, the future Minister of the Presidency has detailed the names of some of the portfolios that will be created.

For example, the current Ministry of Economy will be divided into four portfolios: Finance, Planning, Industry and Commerce, and Management and Development. Likewise, the Ministry of Infrastructure will be divided into the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Ports and Airports.

Costa has also announced that the future cabinet will also have the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, another for sports and a folder for women. He has also cited the creation of the Ministry of Cities, a division of the Ministry of Regional Development, according to Folha de S.Paulo.

However, the future Minister of the Presidency has specified that the increase in the number of ministries will not imply an increase in public spending, since new positions will not be created, but rather the current secretaries of each portfolio will become ministers.

“We will expand the 23 existing ministries to 37, maintaining the same volume of positions. With this, we improve the representativeness of the different segments of society through the ministries, without implying an increase in public spending,” Costa wrote in the Twitter social network.

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The Trade Commission for Economic Affairs of the Parliament of Panama resumed the debate of the two bills that aim to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country. The proposals were presented by deputy Cenobia Vargas, last August, and independent assemblyman Gabriel Silva in September 2021.

The commission is analyzing both legislative proposals in order to select one of them or combine them and draft the final proposal of the commission, which would be sent to the Assembly for review.

The National Assembly of Panama reported through the instant messaging Twitter that a subcommission was created to unify the criteria of bill 696, which regulates “the use of cryptocurrencies as payment methods and everything related to blockchain technology in Panama and 697, Crypto Law: what makes Panama compatible with the digital economy”.

Scenario of cryptocurrencies

The legislative proposals differ in their approach to the regulation of digital currencies in the country. The proposal presented by Deputy Vargas, known as Bill 696, refers to the regulation of “bitcoin and ether”. And it includes other currencies in the regulation such as the “tether stable currency”.

Vargas also refers to “other types of tokens, such as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) or the 7even Utility Token (7UT)”, highlighting that “7UT would be an excellent means of payment for Panamanian businesses.”

For his part, Assemblyman Silva explains in his Bill 697 the potential that the regulation of cryptocurrencies “bitcoin and ether, and admitting them as a means of payment” would have. The deputy also explains in the project the opportunities that investors and entrepreneurs can have with the regulation of cryptocurrencies.

Currently, both Vargas and Silva are defending their respective proposals and answering each and every one of the doubts or questions from their colleagues within the commission. The latter will present its conclusions to the National Assembly so that it proceeds to discuss the project presented again, later they will proceed to its deliberation and vote.

If the project manages to advance and obtain a favorable result, it will be issued to the President of Panama, who will have the responsibility of definitively approving or rejecting the Law.

M. Rodríguez

Source: en.cointelegraph.com

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Susan Arnold, an American executive, was selected as the next chairman of the Board of The Walt Disney Company to succeed Bob Iger. Arnold has become the first woman to hold that position, ending a nearly 100-year tradition of men leading the giant of the entertainment.

Arnold, who will take office on December 31, expressed through a statement: “I hope to continue serving the long-term interests of Disney shareholders, based on the centennial legacy of creative excellence and innovation of the company.”

Current president, Bob Iger, said: “Susan is an incredibly esteemed executive whose wealth of experience, unwavering integrity and expert judgment have been fundamental to the company since she joined the Board in 2007.”

First woman to lead Disney

Susan Arnold is an experienced American executive, who was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA in 1954. Most of her professional life was spent at the multinational Procter & Gamble (P&G), where she joined in the 1980s and She held different positions until she became the president of the Global Business Unit in 2007.

Later on she entered the fast food restaurant chain McDonald’s Corporation, becoming a member of the Board of Directors between 2008 and 2016. She was also a member of the Board at NBTY, the food supplement company known as The Bountiful Company, between 2013 and 2017. In parallel, she has served on the Disney Board since 2007 and for the last 8 years she has served as an operations executive for the investment and capital management firm The Carlyle Group.

M. Rodríguez

Source: niusdiario.es

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It is a must for American companies to strengthen their cybersecurity after this weekend’s attack on the Kaseya company. White House spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said: “The cyber attack, which affected more than 1,500 firms around the world, demonstrates the need for companies and government agencies to focus on improving cybersecurity.”

The spokeswoman also highlighted, in her daily press conference, that the president of the United States, Joe Biden, will meet today with the heads of the departments of State, Justice and National Security and some congressmen, “to discuss ransomware and strategic efforts to stop it. This is a priority,” he assured.

Intelligence agencies are still unaware to idenify the responsibles for the cyberattack on Kaseya, a Miami-based software company that provides services to more than 40,000 organizations around the world. However, experts point to the REvil group, of Russian origin, as responsible.

Yesterday, it was reported in the US media that REvil requested a reward of 70 million dollars to allow the affected corporations to resume operations.

The White House spokeswoman asserted that REvil “operates from Russia with subsidiaries around the world“, noting that her country has been “clear” in its conversations with the Russian Government, which it accuses of not responding forcefully to cyberattacks against US companies.

Psaki stated: “If the Russian government is unable or unwilling to take action against criminals residing in Russia, we will do so, or at least we reserve the right to take actions on our own.”

M. Rodríguez

Source: forbes

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The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, was assassinated in an attack perpetrated at dawn on Wednesday against his private residence and in which the first lady was also shot.

The attack occurred when “a group of unidentified individuals“, including “several who spoke Spanish”, attacked the house, according to the statement collected by local media such as Juno7 and Gazette Haiti.

Joseph has condemned this “heinous, inhuman and barbarous” action and has called to the population “to the calm”. “The security situation in the country is under the control of the National Police and the Armed Forces,” said Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who is confident that “democracy and the Republic will overcome” this escalation of tensions.

The leader called for calm to the population and assured that both the police and the army are in charge of maintaining order.

K. Tovar

Source: El País

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Nayib Bukete, President of the Republic of El Salvador, announced that his government created its own wallet, called Chivo, to make transactions with Bitcoin. It will be “like carrying a wallet, but on the phone“, as a result of the law approved where the Bicoin becomes legal exchange currency.

According to the information issued by the chief executive, users will be able to choose the one they like the most, among other options such as StrikeorBinance.

Bukele also announced that users who decide to start using the Chivo wallet will receive $ 30 in Bicoint (BTC) as an incentive to start their operations with the government app. They will also be able to receive payments through the QR code.

He explained that, to access the benefit, Salvadorans over 18 must download the application on their personal mobiles. It is compatible with iOS, from Apple, and Android operating systems.

Once downloaded, it is necessary to open an account, like that of any social network, and certify it with your DUI and facial registration, which will be scanned with the front camera of your phone. If it is not possible to do so, you will be contacted by an agent, who will validate the identity of the person.

Once the creation and validation processes have been carried out, the government will deposit the $ 30 in BTC, which can be used according to the beneficiary’s tastes. They can convert them to dollar or buy in Bitcoin.

M. Rodríguez

Source: elsalvadorgram.com

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